Ice, Ice, Baby:
An Ice Blue S14 in Fukuoka
by Dustin Mankin
Here
is an oldie! I've been going through my old unused photographs on my
hard drive. I know it's been a long time since I posted a real blog
update, I hope you guys didn't forget about us, here! I've been super
busy keeping my YouTube (youtube.com/exitevideomagazine ) going with
lots of new videos. YouTube's algorithm is a beast.
Also,
sorry for the (lack of) photo quality. A lot of these old ones were
snapped on my old iPhone 4S from back when I first came to Japan!
I
know it's hard to tell in the pictures, but this guy really is more
of an ice blue than a silver. The color was really pretty in person.
Actually, this whole car was pretty in person. I know it isn't
slammed, but that is something you have to understand about Japan.
Not every car is shakotan or onikyan. A lot of owners that are into
racing or drifting find the right height that actually makes the car
perform the best. I can't say for sure about this guy, though; maybe
all he could afford were springs.
The
aero is quite nice on the car though. This car really keeps that
standard early 2000's style in check. That was the height of my
customizing cars and running around with the car guys, so I'm always
going to appreciate this era of car, whether anyone else does or not.
And
believe me when I say nothing screams early to mid 2000's more than
those small aluminum GT Wings, most people having picked them up on
that new sensation... eBay. In Japan, Yahoo Auctions is still the
name of the game, by the way.
The
last little thing that I wanted to talk about was the wheels. Got to
love Super Advan tri-spokes. Well... I mean you don't have to, it's
definitely an acquired taste, but I do. I have since NOB (Taniguchi)
had them on his Genki HKS S15 D1 car.
I
will try to update the blog weekly with a fresh article, on top of
all the video announcement posts. BTW, If you want to see pictures
more often, please check out our Instagram ( exitevideomagazine )
